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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 458

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    A cure for a sting of a wasp. Tie a slice of an onion to it.
    Cure for whooping cough. Get the child's god-father or god-mother to tie a red ribbon round the child's neck.
    A cure for warts. If you come across a stone with a hole in it and water in the hole, rub the water to the wart and it will wither away.
    A cure for boils is chicken-weed roasted on a coal. Rub butter on it and put it to the boils.
    A cure for sore throat is garlick boiled in new milk and drink it.
    A cure for warts is to get a turnip and put a hole in it. Then put salt
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vera Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cam, Co. Longford